Comments - Haunted houses - Think Atheist2015-08-02T19:02:10Zhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=1982180%3ABlogPost%3A11486&xn_auth=noRegardless, no one can really…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2009-01-09:1982180:Comment:204292009-01-09T06:34:19.065ZZackhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Zack56
Regardless, no one can really disprove this, because one cannot prove something doesn't exist, especially when existence is a word/concept made by humans (not unlike the bible :).<br />
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The ghost shows on Television, are complete BS. If you've ever seen it where they send one person with a camera and tell a person in the van that "this room feels dreary", or, "or just got really cold", is so funny it should be illegal.<br />
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Being an Atheist, I do not believe in really anything super-natural, or an…
Regardless, no one can really disprove this, because one cannot prove something doesn't exist, especially when existence is a word/concept made by humans (not unlike the bible :).<br />
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The ghost shows on Television, are complete BS. If you've ever seen it where they send one person with a camera and tell a person in the van that "this room feels dreary", or, "or just got really cold", is so funny it should be illegal.<br />
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Being an Atheist, I do not believe in really anything super-natural, or an afterlife.<br />
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I won't go into details, but 2 times in my life, I have been in the presence of something that would commonly be associated with a "ghost". It was in the presence of multiple people, and there were no drugs or alcohol involved. I cannot describe how much I wish I could explain, or put in a way that would help me sleep at night, but it was simply unexplainable. The things I could claim to have happened, really would sound ridiculous to another person...<br />
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So, I indeed find myself at some crossroads here.<br />
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I'm not saying I do or don't, but this would certainly never change my mind about religion. That's why Agnosticism exists :P Haunted houses are likely a f…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2009-01-08:1982180:Comment:199422009-01-08T18:26:57.660ZMikehttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Mike
Haunted houses are likely a figment of the imagination. Our brains are programmed to process noises and sights to determine if they maybe a threat or not. When you enter a home assuming it's haunted your brain is going to attribute a lot of 'white noise' as being something that could be a threat. Basically, people trick themselves into believing something is much more than it really is.
Haunted houses are likely a figment of the imagination. Our brains are programmed to process noises and sights to determine if they maybe a threat or not. When you enter a home assuming it's haunted your brain is going to attribute a lot of 'white noise' as being something that could be a threat. Basically, people trick themselves into believing something is much more than it really is. Not on the Haunted house subj…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2009-01-08:1982180:Comment:197552009-01-08T14:42:45.777ZJJhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/JJ
Not on the Haunted house subject, but on your first sentence. Despite what people may have told you in the past, YOU are not a Christian from birth. Your parents might have labeled you that and told everyone that, and taken you to church.....ect But no child has any idea what faith and religion are, so classifying one as a certain religion is not appropriate, from my point of view at least. I'm sure it’s all you knew from birth thanks to your parents, but in their defense, it’s all they…
Not on the Haunted house subject, but on your first sentence. Despite what people may have told you in the past, YOU are not a Christian from birth. Your parents might have labeled you that and told everyone that, and taken you to church.....ect But no child has any idea what faith and religion are, so classifying one as a certain religion is not appropriate, from my point of view at least. I'm sure it’s all you knew from birth thanks to your parents, but in their defense, it’s all they probably knew from birth as well. Same for their parents....so on and so forth. Hopefully humanity can start to put a wedge into that process and get people informed about atheism and it being a choice alongside religion to live your life by. The Internet is really helping this campaign.<br />
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As far as haunted houses go, it’s all a bunch of BS, especially those shows on TV. People will believe anything they are told if they allow it. And as one person said the mind is a funny thing. You can make yourself see something if enough people tell you it’s there. I consider hauntings to be mo…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2009-01-08:1982180:Comment:195972009-01-08T09:30:28.201ZDemahttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Dema
I consider hauntings to be more of the imagination than anything. Everyone loves to think the bump in the night is something even if it turns out to be the dog next door. The fears people have will always make something out of nothing even if proven wrong. Its just human nature to fear or look for something.
I consider hauntings to be more of the imagination than anything. Everyone loves to think the bump in the night is something even if it turns out to be the dog next door. The fears people have will always make something out of nothing even if proven wrong. Its just human nature to fear or look for something. Not a problem. :)tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2008-12-29:1982180:Comment:120312008-12-29T22:02:56.822ZFrinkhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Frink
Not a problem. :)
Not a problem. :) thanks guys for you responses…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2008-12-29:1982180:Comment:120232008-12-29T21:17:12.989ZStaciehttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Stacie
thanks guys for you responses! I would agree after reading your guys comments that it is more based on imagination then anything else. I am really glad I found this site. I really appreciate having you all to ask questions about this stuff! (although, I still clear my browser history etc when I view this site :(
thanks guys for you responses! I would agree after reading your guys comments that it is more based on imagination then anything else. I am really glad I found this site. I really appreciate having you all to ask questions about this stuff! (although, I still clear my browser history etc when I view this site :( I doubt ghosts are anything b…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2008-12-29:1982180:Comment:119972008-12-29T17:16:25.442ZFrinkhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Frink
I doubt ghosts are anything but figments of people's imagination. Show me the money.
I doubt ghosts are anything but figments of people's imagination. Show me the money. I doubt Ghosts are dead peopl…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2008-12-29:1982180:Comment:119832008-12-29T13:10:34.304ZAlex Rogahnhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/AlexRogahn
I doubt Ghosts are dead people, assuming they are real I'd day their just another random species than we now little about...
I doubt Ghosts are dead people, assuming they are real I'd day their just another random species than we now little about... "Ghosts" can be measured with…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2008-12-27:1982180:Comment:117692008-12-27T18:51:55.746ZAndrew the Flufferhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Andrew
"Ghosts" can be measured with electronic equipment. I have no doubt that they are there. However, it would take a HUGE amount of convincing for me to believe they are dead people. They are probably just entities that we just don't understand yet. Calling them the ghosts of dead people is like saying "oh, it was God," when referring to unanswered scientific questions.
"Ghosts" can be measured with electronic equipment. I have no doubt that they are there. However, it would take a HUGE amount of convincing for me to believe they are dead people. They are probably just entities that we just don't understand yet. Calling them the ghosts of dead people is like saying "oh, it was God," when referring to unanswered scientific questions. I would also add that all hou…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2008-12-24:1982180:Comment:115422008-12-24T17:34:30.893ZLiamhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Liam
I would also add that all hounted houses don't have a single explanation, just a single misconception. Each house will have it's own reason for being called haunted. If you generalise all hounted houses, yes it is difficult to explain en mass, but take each one individually.<br />
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The important fact is that there has never been a valid, verified, tested, objective and confirmed ghost experience.<br />
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Pity tho...it would be cool!<br />
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Altho it mightn't be cos if mediums are correct they would spend their…
I would also add that all hounted houses don't have a single explanation, just a single misconception. Each house will have it's own reason for being called haunted. If you generalise all hounted houses, yes it is difficult to explain en mass, but take each one individually.<br />
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The important fact is that there has never been a valid, verified, tested, objective and confirmed ghost experience.<br />
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Pity tho...it would be cool!<br />
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Altho it mightn't be cos if mediums are correct they would spend their time whispering "My name begins with P!!" at you.